Us luxuriating at the Four Seasons Chiangmai (part 2)

Posted on January 4, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

Thailand is the land of Elephants - External lobby at the Four Seasons. . The resort gave a set of blocks to Tee to keep occupied. . No, it wasn't meant for us to bring home. . The masterpiece..... . A refreshing drink - did you know that.......click to learn what next.

Us luxuriating at the Four Seasons Chiangmai (part 1)

Posted on January 4, 2008January 4, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

Entrance umbrella - I wanted to steal it for my house since it will match my living room :-) . My daughter, my brother and my mother. Can you tell that she really, REALLY loves her Nana? . Tee and her favourite uncle of all time because he.......click to learn what next.

Why I have been MIA (missing in action)

Posted on January 4, 2008January 4, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Apart from the fact that Tee got sick AGAIN, so much more that my excitement for her to get back into school on day one got totally deflated........pfffffftttt............., bloody Streamyx is giving me shit again. Every single day since I returned from Chiangmai, the supposed 1Mb bugger.......click to learn what next.

More on the Thai house

Posted on January 2, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx The house has three dogs - this is one of them. Two of them were tame and one was always tied with a muffler on his mouth. He was let loose when we were all SAFE inside. . Tee talking to the plants on her way to.......click to learn what next.

Accommodation in Chiangmai

Posted on January 2, 2008January 2, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx We stayed at a friend's place - we do that every year. He is an architect (like us) except that he's Thai and he built his house himself. Accommodation is completely free and even comes with all meals included. Home cooked Thai food - try beating that!!!.......click to learn what next.

Christmas Eve dinner in Chiangmai

Posted on December 31, 2007December 31, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Like I said earlier, we left everything of our trip to Chiangmai up to our dearest host. For Xmas Eve dinner, he brought us to the Elvis Presley Restaurant where they had Elvis paraphenalia all over plus some other oldies beyond my time. There was a live.......click to learn what next.

Please tell me your typical day resembles mine :-(

Posted on December 31, 2007December 31, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx We started the day at 10am after an exhausting holiday. Why do they call it a holiday when it is so bloody exhausting?! The Hubs was late for work but still stayed back to fry some scramble eggs for his precious princess because she caught him just.......click to learn what next.

Curing migraines

Posted on December 30, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Go shopping! No, seriously. After that long chat lecture that the Hubs gave me this evening, I'm suffering from a migraine now. Ouch.....I told him, it ain't easy taking care of a demanding, spoilt toddler who gives me shit day-in-day-out. He says he understands but that my JOB.......click to learn what next.

Taking stock for the New Year

Posted on December 30, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx The Hubs has a request for me. Next year, he wants me to: Sleep before 2am and spend only 1-3 hours daily on the computer. He specifically suggested that I DO NOT turn the computer on all day when I'm supposed to be taking care of Tee........click to learn what next.

Tee decorating our Christmas tree

Posted on December 30, 2007December 30, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Of course, Tee was super excited when I reluctantly dug out the Christmas tree this year and whined and whined and whined to decorate it right now. Like not in five minutes, not after your coffee, Mommy, but RIGHT NOW!!! Let's see if she is just as.......click to learn what next.

The day after Chiangmai

Posted on December 30, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx We just got home yesterday, exhausted. I felt like those timber logs that the elephants in Chiangmai were pulling. We didn't do a whole lot of shopping. In fact, all I bought was 1 tub of L'Occitane cream and a pair of FAKE Birkenstocks. Yes! They have.......click to learn what next.

Our Christmas tree!!! (long overdue post, oops!)

Posted on December 30, 2007December 30, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

I just couldn't manage to fit the whole tree within my camera lense so that's why it's broken up into two - haha! Tee decorated the Christmas tree this year so err.......errr......it's a little busy looking. She couldn't stop putting stuff on it! Even started making her own.......click to learn what next.

And then to make matters worse!

Posted on December 30, 2007December 30, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx After a very scary snake experience, my first night in Chiangmai scarred me for life. We arrived at the following restaurant for dinner. When we are in Thailand, we usually leave it up to our host to make the meal plans. It was a house - how.......click to learn what next.

Meeting the neighbourhood friend

Posted on December 30, 2007December 30, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx A wild one. A real one. Oh my God. I'm surprised at myself that I didn't drop dead right there. For those who know me, you know how much I am terrified of all things slimy. That includes reptiles and amphibians of any country, size and form........click to learn what next.

Credit card advantages

Posted on December 30, 2007December 30, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

One of the reasons we use credit cards is the accumulation of points and then the reward of getting something back in return. At the end of this year (that's one and a half day's time!), my mother's Hong Leong Amex Credit Card reward points expires. She has.......click to learn what next.

Where the bum becomes a tap

Posted on December 28, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx What's really nice about this little family holiday is that it's not so little. Let's see how much money the airlines made out of us....one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven.....and a half. Hang on! Tee paid full fare! So that's twelve. Half.......click to learn what next.

Toddlers refusing medicine

Posted on December 22, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Tee has always been good with medicine since birth but this year when we went to Australia, the Doctor had prescribed an antibiotic which was unusually grainy and this started her hate journey with medicine. Even if it tastes okay now, she would resist it like I'm.......click to learn what next.

General Hospital spoilers in Kuala Lumpur

Posted on December 22, 2007December 22, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx The first night that Tee was ill was also the first night I'd come back from the dead and turned into a zombie. It must've been because I had slept 24 hours when I was nearing death. The Hubs and Tee were fast in Lala Land by.......click to learn what next.

My nightmare came true

Posted on December 19, 2007December 19, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Just as I was secretly blogging away this afternoon, the bedroom door swung open with Tee sobbing. I stopped and hugged her, asked her if Daddy had scolded her again. She said no, but that she had a runny nose. Then I felt this burning hot baby.......click to learn what next.

My lingerie collection

Posted on December 19, 2007December 19, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

No, I don't have it anymore. This body doesn't warrant a lingerie collection. It needs more corsets. Hahahaa!!! When I was sixteen, yes sixteen!, I started collecting lingerie. Mostly lace, mostly white, some silk and satin. All soft. Ten years later, I had to chuck them all out.......click to learn what next.

They aren’t back yet and it’s 4.20pm!

Posted on December 19, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx The Hubs and Tee.......he took her to office today. No choice. He had work to do and there was no way I could take care of her. But he also has a Christmas lunch with the office at the Shang so at least Tee can have some.......click to learn what next.

Obesity and diet pills

Posted on December 19, 2007December 19, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

You know how I said earlier that I wouldn't go down the diet pill route in future? Well, I was just thinking that sometimes for those people who are really obese, they might just need the diet pills to kick start their metabolism into their lifestyle change. My.......click to learn what next.

Touching gestures from family members

Posted on December 19, 2007December 19, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx My brother (the one from Oz) called me just now to ask if I wanted him to bring me some lunch. He must have heard from Mom that I was sick or maybe he read my blog. I was really touched. As he is the man about.......click to learn what next.

Dreaming again of my dream house

Posted on December 19, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Yes. I am quite a dreamer. But it's good to have dreams, no? When I finally get my dream house, we will have a room that's designed just for movie viewings as since when have we watched a movie since Tee arrived?! We have to make up for.......click to learn what next.

My body is shutting down

Posted on December 19, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx That's right. After 6 posts, I am starting to feel like I need my bed again. *sigh*. The Hubs should be coming home soon anyway. So I better get my body back into bed. I am feeling tired and all drugged out. Hopefully tomorrow will be a.......click to learn what next.

Paracetamol = yuckers!

Posted on December 19, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx The paracetamol that the Doctor gave me is so bitter and powdery, it's gross. But I have to bite my tongue and just swallow the darned things. I have a thing with pills ever since I almost choked with a pill. It was in Blackpool whilst visiting.......click to learn what next.

Improving yourself day by day

Posted on December 19, 2007December 19, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

I always believe that nobody is perfect and that there is always room for improvement. For everyone. If you could improve yourself, how would you do it? Me? I would try to be more disciplined with my time management. I tend to get all engrossed in certain tasks.......click to learn what next.

Posting my Christmas Tree

Posted on December 19, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx I really wanted to post my Christmas Tree up but I can't find the cables that connect the camera to the PC - so frustrating! And I can't ask the Hubs either, who's taken Tee out for his office Christmas lunch as I have been instructed NOT.......click to learn what next.

What a sight!

Posted on December 19, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Just imagine, me in my white track pants and white T-shirt, red Reebok jacket and not one but TWO pashminas (pink and beige), hair stringy from sweat, all cuddled up under the duvet covers. Then with a fever strip on my forehead. What a sight! Really unsexy...............click to learn what next.

Getting a degree online

Posted on December 19, 2007December 19, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

I think it's so cool now that you can get an online degree when previously, we had to travel abroad to get a degree. Unfortunately, our local Universities don't have too many places for certain races. It's true. I tried applying for a place before and was told.......click to learn what next.